> On Dec 7, 2:33pm, Mikulas Patocka wrote:> > Subject: [LITTLE BIT OFFTOPIC] Re: crypto> > > > I think it would be nice if the various free-software organizations> > > > teamed up with some big corporations to buy a ship with a powerful> > > > radio transmitter (maybe also a satellite uplink) on which to> > > > develop crypto in international waters for distribution everywhere.> > >> > > I assume you mean xmit from the US, if so, that would be illegal.> >> > I think better idea how to go around u.s. laws is to specify something> > like Genral Encryption Interface. If you include encryption engine in> > linux, u.s. gov. doesn't you allow to export it. But if you include only> > calls to encryption engine and user has to download engine from some place> > in his country, it should be legal. Does anything like this already exist?> > Actually hooks to crypto routines are viewed as crypto routines for purposes of> export by the US Government. There have already been cases where open source> developers have been asked by agents of the various US TLAs to remove such> hooks. (The Apache development team comes immediatly to mind.)> > Currently the only solutions are either to get the laws changed or breaking the> law and hope they don't try to make an example of you. (Odds of the first one> are slight as the US Government no longer represents ideals like "freedom",> "justice", or "rationality".)

And what about weak encryption? (I heart that 40 bit is allowed) Ifsomebody inside u.s. writes a free program that uses weak encryption andanybody else outside u.s. replaces the crypt file with his own 1000 bitcrypt routine, could the person who wrote original program be punished?

Mikulas

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